As wildfires continue to burn in and around Los Angeles, the fact that many of the firefighters battling the blazes are ...

More than 1,000 California inmates have been fighting the wildfires, a controversial practice that dates back to 1915 and results from a complex intersection of public safety, labor economics, and ...

The Conservation (Fire) Camp Program, jointly run by California's corrections and fire departments, trains inmates to fight wildfires and respond to other emergencies. Inmate firefighters earn ...

Dozens of disabled workers hired through the nonprofit PRIDE Industries are losing their jobs at a California prison after a ...

California has turned to incarcerated firefighters since 1915. To those opposed to the use of inmates as firefighters, the system is seen as exploitative.

More than 1,100 incarcerated firefighters are actively assisting Cal Fire in responding to the Eaton and Palisades fires in ...

Two Bakersfield men were arrested Wednesday after a warrant search revealed two handguns and a large amount of ...

The work done by prisoners to prevent and contain fires is just as valuable as that of other responders. But unlike their professional counterparts, they don't receive protections or benefits.

Officials say Mario Campbell, 36, was taken to a nearby hospital outside the prison, where he later fell to his injuries.

The prisoners are “working to cut fire lines and remove fuel to slow fire spread,” according to the California’s prison agency, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The state ...

Using inmate labor to fight fires has been a practice in California since the 1940s. Where did it start and what do participants actually do and get paid?